August 2013

Induced & Augmented Labors Linked to Higher Autism Risk, esp. increased for boys

by faithgibson on August 30, 2013

in Economic Issue$, OB Interventions: Dubious or Detrimental

Re-posted from Gupta Guide;  August 12, 2013 Written by Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Link to another article on the possible connection btw induction drugs — exspecially Pitocin — and autism disorders Link ~ Product Insert: Pitocin, Oxytocin Injection, Synethetic ~ Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company  Action Points: The odds of autism increased significantly in children whose mothers […]

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AMA-controled Relative-Value-Scale Update Committee (RUC) authorized by US govt to fix MD fees price paid by Medicare/Medicaid

by faithgibson on August 15, 2013

in Contemporary Childbirth Politics, Economic Issue$

Medscape Business of Medicine © 2013  WebMD, LLC The RUC Is Bad Medicine; It Has to Go Brian Klepper, PhD Aug 12, 2013 RUC Is a Deep Root of Our Healthcare Crisis “One of the biggest mistakes we made…is that we took the RUC…back in 1992 and gave it to the AMA… [The AMA] is incredibly political, and it’s […]

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Book review of “The Cry and the Covenant” 
by 
Morton Thompson


by faithgibson August 9, 2013

Reposted from http://www.doyletics.com/arj/tcatcrvw.htm Published by Garden City Books/NY in 1949 Book Review by Bobby Matherne ©2010 *** This is a book that begged for a re-reading. I first read it almost twenty years ago while taking a course in Dr. Andrew Galambos’ Volitional Science from Evan Soulé — it was part of the reading library […]

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Preventable Obstetrical Interventions: How many caesarean sections can be prevented in Canada?

by faithgibson August 5, 2013

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2013 May;35(5):434-43. Rossignol M, Moutquin JM, Boughrassa F, Bédard MJ, Chaillet N, Charest C, Ciofani L, Dumas-Pilon M, Gagné GP, Gagnon A, Gagnon R, Senikas V. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal QC. Abstract (+ editor’s comments @ bottom) Public health authorities have been alarmed by the progressive rise in rates of Caesarean section in Canada, approaching one birth in three in […]

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